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SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 57 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from 735322.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7f1d638569e1a7f43e464f35d4d447d6

SHA-1:
00bb7901cda62201dc8139fa0850f6e7a851ca53

SHA-256:
ab98cbb4ca7c10b629e72eb7465187fad529ab8f9dc1c6d7d0aff1a02f652e75

Scanner detections:
57 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:00:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
14.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140902

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.LW
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.1225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6780
0.98/19322

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27003
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.02.06

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Downloader
11.20140902

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.F
14.9.2.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.245

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27850

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.942
2.0.0.1821

File size:
228.3 KB (233,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2014 12:00:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8DC1WDWvzxwEjg0nI8SQOZkT0NDjV1QGiJiVBEAI2Ke5RY5NPpRF5XG:dtNw6I8SfkTu0G786CPpRFpG

Entry address:
0x11177

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, A2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 38, A0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3666

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://735322.gosecureinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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